Toothbrush-holder



C. B. BAKER.

TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR, 16. I921.

Patented Nbv. 15, 1921.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov 315, 11921.

Application filed March 1a, 1921. Serial no. 452,701.

To aZJ whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, CHARLIE BRAOKETT BAKER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Amory, in the county ofMonroe and StateofMississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inToothbrush-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates in general to containers or receptacles,and more particularly to a receptacle especially adapted for use inholding tooth brushes or the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a receptacle of this characterwhich receives the tooth brush and protects the same from contaminationby dust, dirtor the like while exposing it to the advantageous action oflight, which may be readily sterilized, which provides a separatecompartment for each tooth brush, and which is in all respects sanitaryand hygienic, which maybe ieaclil) attached to any convenient supportand which is of simple and durable construction, reliable in operationand easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention reside in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts whichwill be hereinafter more fully described and particularly'pointed out inthe appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming part of this specification and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the device;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken through the spring clips andillustrating their construction; and

Fig. 8 is a similar view, taken through the securing means for the topplate.

Referring to the drawings wherein for the sake of illustration is shownthe preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 10 designatesgenerally the bracket which is provided with openings 11 by which it maybe secured to any suitable support. The bracket is provided at its lowerend with a foot plate 12, preferably integral with the plate whichconstitutes the bracket. Along the outer longitudinal edge of the footplate a flange'lS is provided and between this flange and the bracket 10the foot plate is provided with openings 14. Tubes 15 of glass or othersuitable transparent material are supported upon the foot plate and havetheir lower open ends alined withthe openings 14 thereof. Theupper endsof the tube are preferably closed. These tubes 15 constitute tainers orcompartments for the tooth brushes. Spring clips 16 secured to thebracket, as at 17, embrace the tubes 15 to releasably secure the tubesagainst lateral displacement. The clips 16 are preferably of resilientmetal and they may be spread to permit of the placing or removing of thereceptacles. A top plate 18 abuts the upper closed ends of the tubes andtogether with the bottom plate prevents longitudinal displacementthereof. The top plate is provided along its outer longitudinal edgewitha flangeolt), whereby this top plate defines a container forthe supportof the tooth paste or the like. p

In the preferred construction, the] bracket plate, the bottom plate andits'flange and. the top plate and its flange which together constitutethe bracket are all constructed from a single blank of metal. The bottomplate and its flange are formed atone endv of the blank and the metalnae other end of the blank is'bent back upon itself forming anintermediate portion 120,.and this intermediate portion 20 is securedflush against the bracket by means of lugs 22' struck therefrom andextending through notches 23 provided in the bracket plate 10 and aroundthe bracket plate as clearly shown 111mg. 3. These lugsbeing carried bythe intermediate portion and embracing the bracket plate effect thesecuring of the intermediate portion flush against the bracket plate.The top plate is then extended at right angles to the bracket plate andthe intermediate portion, and its flange 19 is extended at right anglesto it and in parallelism to thebracket plate.

The openings 14 constitute the entrance to the receptacle and in orderto retain the tooth brushes in the receptacle and to prevent ingress ofdust or other undesirable matter closures 25 are providedtor theseopenings. These closures QScomprise swinging plates pivoted at 26 to thefoot plate 12 and adapted to be swung to lie across the openings andclose the same or to be swung away from the openings so as to leave thesame open. The closure plates 25 are provided with thumb pieces 27whereby they may be readily operated, and these individual @0119.

thumb pieces and shoulders 28 also 'constitute stops for limiting theswinging movement of the closures.

In practice, the receptacle is placed upon any suitable support by meansof nails, screws or the like cooperating with the openings 11 of thebracket and the device is then ready for use. It is to be understoodthat the closed receptacles 15 are first sterili'zed and are thenpositioned by spreading the clips 16 and placing the receptacle therein. hen the receptacles are carried by the clips they are abutted attheir ends by the foot and top plate, respectively and their lowerupward ends aline with the opening.

14. If the closures 25 are then swung in a counter-clockwise directionaccess may be had'to the interior of the receptacles. The tooth brushesare entered brush-end first through the openings 14 intothereceptacleand the lower end of the handle may then be placed upon the closure 25,it being moved sufiiciently to accommodate the lower end of the handle.With the lower end of the handle, upon the plate 25 the tooth brush issupreceptacle during the comple When it is desired toremove the toothbrush it is only necessary to swing the plate outwardly with one handholding the other hand beneath the opening 14. The tooth brush thendrops beneath the hole 14:. It is obvious that the glass tube provides adust proof, substantially germ proof receptacle fora tooth brush withoutdepriving them of the cleansing and other advantageous effects of lightand withoutmaking them inaccessible by children or other personsincapable of manipulating intricate apparatus. It is within theprovinceof any perried theqbracket and having openings therein, a top platecarried by the bracket,

tubular containers of glass supported upon said foot plate and abuttingthe top plate at its upperend, the lower end of said receptacles beingopen and alined with the opening of the foot plate and the upper ends ofsaid receptacles being closed, spring clips carried by the bracket andembracing the tubular receptacles and swinging closure plates for theopenings. of thefoot plate and pivoted to the under side thereof, saidclosure plateshaving thumb pieces whereby they may be manipulated.andhaving limit lugs engageable with the foot plate.

2. A receptacle of the character described, comprisinga single blank ofresilient metal having oneend bent to form a foot plate and having itsother end bent back upon itself and secured illlOBIlt backposition andextended at right angles to form a top plate, said foot platebeingprovided with openings, tubular containers of glass having their upperends closed and abutting the top plate and having their lower ends openand supportedupon the foot plate in alinement with the openings thereof,spring clips for securing' the containers against lateral displacementand swinging closure plates pivoted to the underside of the foot plateand'adapted to control the openings thereof;

H CHARLIE BRACKETT BAKER.

